We Like Privacy, but We Love Facebook

Facebook says the world wants to be "more open and connected," and 400 million people seem to agree. But complaints about privacy have led to promises about new controls, a pattern Facebook watchers have seen before. A week ago, Farhad Manjuoo of Slate.com predicted that CEO Mark Zuckerberg would respond to such concerns with a letter admitting that Facebook has "missed the right balance" between sharing information more freely and sharing too much. Today, Zuckerberg issued a letter saying, "We have heard the feedback…"

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